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Yavin4 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-02-09 12:24 PM Original message |
Okay, A Little Political Perspective On The Olympic Bid Loss |
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LynneSin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-02-09 12:28 PM Response to Original message |
1. I'm really pulling for Rio - we've never had an Olympics in South America or Africa |
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Common Sense Party (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-02-09 12:35 PM Response to Reply #1 |
8. Parabéns, Rio! |
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TwilightGardener (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-02-09 12:28 PM Response to Original message |
2. Pres. Obama and Michelle tried, it didn't work out, that's the way it goes sometimes. |
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havocmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-02-09 12:33 PM Response to Reply #2 |
4. And the President got to meet with his commander in Afghanistan |
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TwilightGardener (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-02-09 12:33 PM Response to Reply #4 |
7. Yes, that was a good side benefit. |
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havocmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-02-09 01:27 PM Response to Reply #7 |
16. Can't help but think it was the reason. The Olympics might have been a cover |
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Libertas1776 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-02-09 12:32 PM Response to Original message |
3. Just a little note on Bloomberg... |
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hatrack (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-02-09 12:35 PM Response to Reply #3 |
9. Loved the Yankee Stadium story - $1 billion in public money to build it, and in return . . . |
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enid602 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-02-09 01:07 PM Response to Reply #9 |
14. cathedral |
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ginnyinWI (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-02-09 12:33 PM Response to Original message |
5. Obama still comes out looking good. |
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Ineeda (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-02-09 12:39 PM Response to Reply #5 |
10. that's it in a nutshell |
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ginnyinWI (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-02-09 12:43 PM Response to Reply #10 |
11. I saw one analysis that called that into question. |
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Democrats_win (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-02-09 12:33 PM Response to Original message |
6. Rush Limbaugh bought 10 million Chicago 2016 T-Shirts. It's bad Folks! |
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maglatinavi (614 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-02-09 12:45 PM Response to Original message |
12. Olympics |
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Berry Cool (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-02-09 12:51 PM Response to Reply #12 |
13. Yeah, because everyone knows Rio is such a crime-free city. |
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enid602 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-02-09 01:14 PM Response to Original message |
15. Rio |
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